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Greens and Libertarians Team Up to Demand Recount

cyberformer writes "The Ohio election rules state that any losing candidate can demand a manual recount. Today, David Cobb and Michael Badnarik, the predidential candidates for the Green and Libertarian parties, announced that they are joining forces to do just that. A manual recount is important because it will include every ballot cast, whereas the first count only includes ballots that can be read by machine. It could even tip the state (and thus the election) from Bush to Kerry."

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  1. Re: by nmec · · Score: 5, Funny
    It could even tip the state (and thus the election) from Bush to Kerry."
    It could but I'll eat my tinfoil hat if it does
  2. Re:A quest to expose elections fraud? by bizpile · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's just a PR stunt, something the Libertarians have always been good at.

    Apparently they aren't very good at PR or maybe they'd have a better showing in the elections.

  3. Re:WHERE CAN I DONATE?? by Strike · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ahahahahahaha, I know you're not trying to do anything in the "real world" with slashdot poll results, are you?

    Drunken Jackass indeed.

  4. Kerry? pshaw! by BortQ · · Score: 5, Funny
    Screw Kerry, I am hoping that this tips the election in favor of Badnarik!

    Don't give up hope yet. Go Libertarians!!

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  5. Re: by cicatrix1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um, changing Ohio WOULD be enough electoral votes for Kerry to win it over Bush. You sound like a Bush supporter, so it's no wonder you have no understanding of Politics or fancy numbers.

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  6. Re:What if Kerry won? by sabNetwork · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not sure, but I think they'll find a senator this year ;)

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  7. But I almost have this conciliatory poem down! by artifex2004 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The election is over, the results are now known.
    The will of the people has clearly been shown.
    We should show by our thoughts, our words and our deeds
    That unity is just what our country needs.
    Let's all get together. Let bitterness pass.
    I'll hug your elephant.
    You kiss my ass.


    From here.
  8. Re: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who needs math when you've got Jesus?

  9. Re:Bush? BUSH? by w3rzr0b0t5 · · Score: 1, Funny

    You're already bitching about Gonzales? He's not even a conservative! Let's just be honest. You would complain if Bush appointed Papa Fucking Smurf to AG.

    And don't worry, after this election, the Catholics are definitely not on their way to any camp. Most of them voted the right way.

  10. Re:What if Kerry won? by MindStalker · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's the problem with Kerry, he never can follow through on anything, always changing his mind.

    **in alternate universe*

    That's the problem with Kerry, never willing to accept the will of the people, the election doesn't need toour be dragged through the cts. :) its funny laugh.

  11. ANN COULTER! by Rares+Marian · · Score: 2, Funny

    sorry the blog lists her as columnist worth reading. I think I lost a kidney processing the shock (ok so it wasn't really a surprise) of that one.

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  12. fuck the recount by flyingsquid · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm starting an armed resistance movement, supported by a Canadian-based group of fighters called the "Free American Forces", modeled on Chalabi's "Free Iraqi Forces". We'll get the French to fund the whole thing.

    Join me in the hills, democratic brothers! Any freedom fighter who dies in the glorious fight to liberate our country goes straight to Democratic Heaven, where nubile, liberal virgins await!

    1. Re:fuck the recount by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

      And with a single post, User #813711 becomes prisoner 655321.

      FlyingSquid, we hardly knew ye...